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Joshua 22:21-25

21Then the Reubenitesבְּנֵי־ רְאוּבֵ֣ןbe.nei- re.'u.VenH1121 H7205,the Gaditesוּבְנֵי־ גָ֔דu.ve.nei- GadH1121 H1410,and the half-tribeוַחֲצִ֖י שֵׁ֣בֶטva.cha.Tzi She.vetH2677 H7626of Manassehהַֽמְנַשֶּׁ֑ה וַֽיְדַבְּר֔וּ אֶת־ham.na.Sheh vay.da.be.Ru 'et-H4519 H1696 H854answeredוַֽיַּעֲנוּ֙vai.ya.'a.NuH6030the leadersרָאשֵׁ֖יra.SheiH7218of the clansאַלְפֵ֥י'al.FeiH505of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478:

22“The LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068,the Mighty Oneאֵל֩׀'elH410, isGodאֱלֹהִ֨ים׀'E.lo.HimH430!The LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,the Mighty Oneאֵ֣ל׀'elH410, isGodאֱלֹהִ֤ים׀'E.lo.HimH430!Heה֣וּאhu'H1931knowsיֹדֵ֔עַyo.De.a'H3045,and may Israelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל ה֣וּאve.Yis.ra.'El hu'H3478 H1931also knowיֵדָ֑עye.Da'H3045.Ifאִם־'im-H518thiswas in rebellionבְּמֶ֤רֶד וְאִם־be.Me.red ve.'im-H4777 H518or breach of faithבְּמַ֙עַל֙be.Ma.'alH4604against the LORDבַּֽיהוָ֔הba.Yah.wehH3068,do notאַל־'al-H408spare usתּוֹשִׁיעֵ֖נוּto.shi.'E.nuH3467todayהַיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה׃hai.Yom ha.ZehH3117 H2088.

23If we have builtלִבְנ֥וֹתliv.NotH1129for ourselvesan altarמִזְבֵּ֔חַmiz.Be.achH4196to turn awayלָשׁ֖וּבla.ShuvH7725fromמֵאַחֲרֵ֣יme.'a.cha.ReiH310Himיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068andוְאִם־ve.'im-H518to offerלְהַעֲל֨וֹתle.ha.'a.LotH5927burnt offeringsעוֹלָ֣הo.LahH5930and grain offeringsוּמִנְחָ֗הu.min.ChahH4503on itעָלָ֜יו'a.LavH5921,orוְאִם־ve.'im-H518to sacrificeלַעֲשׂ֤וֹתla.'a.SotH6213peaceשְׁלָמִ֔יםshe.la.MimH8002offeringsזִבְחֵ֣יziv.CheiH2077on itעָלָיו֙'a.LavH5921,may the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068Himselfה֥וּאhu'H1931hold us accountableיְבַקֵּֽשׁ׃ye.va.KeshH1245.

24But in factוְאִם־ve.'im-H518לֹ֤אlo'H3808we have doneעָשִׂ֥ינוּ'a.Si.nuH6213אֶת־'et-H853thisמִדָּבָ֔ר זֹ֖אתmi.da.Var zotH2063 H1697for fearמִדְּאָגָה֙mi.de.'a.GahH1674that in the futureמָחָ֗רma.CharH4279לֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559your descendantsבְנֵיכֶ֤םve.nei.KhemH1121might sayיֹאמְר֨וּyo.me.RuH559to oursלְבָנֵ֙ינוּ֙ לֵאמֹ֔רle.va.Nei.nu le.MorH1121 H559, ‘Whatמַה־mah-H4100have you to dowith the LORDוְלַֽיהוָ֖הve.la.Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478?

25For the LORDיְ֠הוָהYah.wehH3068has madeנָֽתַן־na.tan-H5414the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383a borderוּגְב֣וּלu.ge.VulH1366between usבֵּינֵ֨נוּbei.Ne.nuH996and youוּבֵינֵיכֶ֜םu.vei.nei.KhemH996Reubenitesבְּנֵי־ רְאוּבֵ֤ןbe.nei- re.'u.VenH1121 H7205andוּבְנֵי־u.ve.nei-H1121Gaditesגָד֙gadH1410אֶת־'et-H853.You have noאֵין־'ein-H369shareחֵ֖לֶקChe.lekH2506in the LORDבַּֽיהוָ֑הba.Yah.wehH3068!’So your descendants could causeבְנֵיכֶם֙ve.nei.KhemH1121אֶת־'et-H853oursבָּנֵ֔ינוּ לְבִלְתִּ֖יba.Nei.nu le.vil.TiH1121 H1115to stopוְהִשְׁבִּ֤יתוּve.hish.Bi.tuH7673fearingיְרֹ֥אye.Ro'H3372אֶת־'et-H853the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

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